Originating
from Newcastle King
Bee are
one of the funkiest bands on the planet , we are excited to announce that they
are playing Bristol Zed Alley, 11 May 2019 for the launch party of a brand new
funk and soul club , the Funk Train . We are talking about the funk the whole
funk and nothing but the funk .

Formed
by Dave Wilde and Chris Jelly, King Bee has been providing unstoppable grooves
since 2011.

Boasting
an unorthodox line-up which includes sax, flute, trumpet, synthesisers, and
vibraphone, the original jazz/funk fusion sounds of this seven piece Newcastle
based band have recently taken on a more edgy electronic and on occasion
psychedelic element.

Inspired
originally by jazzfunk legends Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd and Herbie Hancock, King
Bee has established itself as one the finest exponents of the genre in the UK.

It’s
debut album “King Bee” recorded in Newcastle in 2014 and mastered by
Elysian Masters in Los

The
band’s debut 7″ single “Money Gone” also scored highly with Blues
and Soul Magazine, topped many DJ charts, reached Number One in the Juno
Bestselling Vinyl Funk Chart, was included in CraigCharles
“Best Funk Bangers” of 2016 on 6 Music, and was also remixed for the
dancefloor by DJSmoove.

”
A revelation!”…Craig Charles BBC 6 Music

The
follow up release “Bee to the Flower” featured a remix by renowned French
DJ/Producer The Reflex.

Both
tracks made an impact , catching the ear of ex Radio One and JazzFM DJ Robbie
Vincent who included it in his comeback radio programme for Christmas 2017,
and was subsequently play-listed for the Ronnie Scott’s Radio Show on JazzFM
in early 2018.

“King
Bee. One of the finest funk outfits in the North of England”…Band on the
Wall Manchester

The
band draws heavily on acid-jazz roots. Its music for the heart, the head and
the feet. It has enabled King Bee to open for Lonnie Liston Smith and Mr Roy
Ayers. King Bee has played up and down the UK from Shetland to Kent, taking in
the 2017 Mostly Jazz Funk and Soul Festival, Manchester’s Band on the Wall
(twice), SAGE Gateshead International Jazz Festival and of course